Chapter Ninety-Two: The Hammer Method
The news of Liu Chu's successful apprenticeship immediately caused an uproar in the city of Yanlu.
In the past, it was normal to worship a teacher or something, and many people have successfully entered the teacher's door, which seems to have nothing to be proud of and attract attention.
However, Liu Chubai's master is Tong Zhenghai, who has not accepted a single apprentice since the establishment of the Linglu Academy! In the past 16 years, he has never accepted a single apprentice, but now he has accepted Liu Chu under his disciple, how can this not be shocking?
What's more critical is that before Liu Chu succeeded in apprenticeship, but in the entire center of public opinion, everyone was rumoring that he had angered Tong Zhenghai, and Tong Zhenghai did not allow him to break through the hundred steps ladder, but now it seems that this is just a rumor, if Liu Chu angered Tong Zhenghai, Tong Zhenghai would still accept him as an apprentice?
At the moment when Liu Chu successfully apprenticed, the rumors were self-defeating!
The spread of rumors, coupled with the fact that the master worshiped was Tong Zhenghai, made Liu Chu a famous figure in Lucheng City, and he was in the limelight for a while!
"Damn! How could he succeed in apprenticeship? How could he succeed in apprenticeship?" Mu Shaoyi overturned the table of delicacies in front of him, and was not lightly angered by the news of Liu Chu's successful apprenticeship.
"Young Master Sun, Master Mu Qing asked you to study hard in the Linglu Academy and don't make trouble. Although this Liu Chu and our master are mortal enemies, it is better not to provoke him, the master will naturally deal with this kid. One of the servants whispered.
"The grandson of my dignified cabinet first assistant scholar, he can't fight a wild seed without a father?" Mu Shaoyi's eyes swayed, and the servant immediately shut up, bowed his head and went to clean up the residue that had been scattered all over the ground.
"That Zhang Ma Fei is really stupid! Zhang Sima, the head of Tianjiang Mansion, doesn't look like a stupid person, how could he give birth to such a stupid son?" Mu Shaoyi slapped the table angrily, he couldn't figure it out, why could a person be so stupid?
"Go and bring Zhang Mafei to me!" Mu Shaoyi pointed his finger forward and commanded.
The servant who was packing up hurriedly responded, left what he was doing, and ran out.
Not long after, a pig-faced young man with a blue nose and swollen face was put up by the two.
"Brother Mu, I was wrong, you bypass me this time, Brother Mu. Seeing Mu Shaoyi, Zhang Mafei immediately tried to break free from the shackles of the two and wanted to kneel on the ground and beg for mercy.
Mu Shaoyi made a look, and the two people holding Zhang Mafei immediately let go, and Zhang Mafei directly hit his knee on the ground with a pop.
"Whew......" Zhang Mafei howled in pain, but immediately looked at Mu Shaoyi pitifully.
"Zhang Mafei, I'll give you another chance, find a way to pour some dirty water on Liu Chu again, I must make his reputation stink!" Mu Shaoyi said in a fierce voice.
Whoever fell got up from where he fell, he didn't make Liu Chu's reputation stink before, but it also helped him become famous, which made Mu Shaoyi very unhappy, so he had to use the same way to make Liu Chu's reputation stink, so that he could feel comfortable.
"Ma Fei, I will live up to Brother Mu's expectations!" Zhang Ma Fei said with tears in his eyes.
"Get down, disgusting!" Mu Shaoyi waved at Zhang Mafei with a disgusted expression.
"Yes, yes, yes. Zhang Mafei stood up and nodded, and hurriedly retreated.
But when they all walked to the door, Zhang Mafei seemed to remember something, and walked back from the door.
This made Mu Shaoyi very puzzled, looked at Zhang Mafei with a puzzled expression, and was about to impatiently ask him if there was anything else, only to see Zhang Mafei do a scene that made him stunned, and he swallowed the words he wanted to ask back into his stomach.
Zhang Mafei squatted on the ground, buried his head in his thighs, hugged his thighs with his arms, purr, grunt, grunt, circle, circle, circle, like a ball of meat, rolling towards the door.
It's true...... ......
Fuck a sand sculpture! Stupid donkey! Mu Shaoyi scolded.
The top of the gourd mountain, that is, the mountain where the hundred-step ladder is located.
When Liu Chu was looking down from a high place in a flying machine, the mountain resembled a huge gourd, and Liu Chu later asked Tong Zhenghai to determine that this mountain was called Hulu Mountain, and this Hulu Mountain was artificially transformed and was considered an artificial mountain.
"Master, I'm tired of making these gadgets, is it a little challenging?" Liu Chu fiddled with a few small objects in his hand, which were palm-sized wooden dexterity, some shaped like a puppy, some shaped like a pony, and some shaped like a whip.
"Stupid! Look at Liu Chu, everyone has finished ten people, and you haven't even made one!" Tong Zhenghai did not answer Liu Chu, but scolded Tong Botao on the side first.
In the past few days, Tong Zhenghai has made a lot of drawings and asked Liu Chu to build Karakuri according to the drawings, and Tong Botao was also asked by Tong Zhenghai to join in. It's just that Tong Botao doesn't seem to have any talent in Karakura, and in three days, Liu Chu has made a hundred Karakuri, while Tong Botao has only made one, which is still a semi-finished product......
"I said that I have no talent! Second uncle, you don't believe it! Second uncle, don't waste time on me, hurry up and teach Liu Chu. Tong Botao said with a bitter face.
Tong Zhenghai shook his head, he and Tong Zhengping had no children under their knees, only Tong Botao was a nephew, and their eldest brother and Tong Botao's father went early, and they completely treated Tong Botao as their own son.
But it's a pity that Tong Botao doesn't seem to have a talent in Karakura, it's not that he's lazy, it's that he really can't learn.
"Alas, I'm afraid your uncle and my craft are going to be cut off!" Tong Zhenghai shook his head and sighed.
"Isn't this Liu Chu? If you all teach him, he will definitely help you carry it forward!" Tong Botao pointed at Liu Chu and said proudly, as if Liu Chu's talent for dexterity was awesome because of him.
"You stinky boy! I can't kill you!" Tong Zhenghai raised his hand and pretended to hit Tong Botao, Tong Botao immediately stood up and ran away without a trace.
"Alas, the family is unfortunate, the family is unfortunate!" Tong Zhenghai shook his head.
Liu Chu was on the side, watching the pair of uncles and nephews play expressionlessly, and even felt that they hadn't enjoyed watching it yet, and sighed how it ended so quickly.
"In terms of Karakuri crafting, your talent and ability are probably comparable to those of the masters in Karakuri City, and in this regard, there is nothing to teach you as a teacher. The only thing that can teach you is that the ink core is built, and this ink core is built. Tong Zhenghai said.
"Thank you, teacher!" Liu Chu's eyes lit up, the ink core!
As long as you can learn to build the ink core, it is equivalent to having a steady stream of earning power! Life in the world, don't you just want to make a fortune, with wealth can you liberate freedom and enjoy life.
"Well, the technique of making the ink core is the secret of my Tong family, the outer disciples of my Karakuri City can only learn the manufacturing method of the first-grade ink core at most, the ordinary disciple can learn the manufacturing method of the third-grade ink core, the elite disciple can learn the manufacturing method of the five-grade ink core, and the personal disciple can learn the manufacturing method of the six-grade ink core. ”
Tong Zhenghai paused for a moment and then said, "As for the manufacturing method above the six grades, only the direct bloodline of my Tong family can learn it. ”
"Then I belong to the personal disciple?" asked Liu Chu.
Tong Zhenghai nodded: "So you can learn the manufacturing method of the six-rank ink core." ”
"It is said that the highest is the legendary Ten Pins Ink Core, if only I could learn it. Liu Chu felt a little regretful.
"Don't be too ambitious, I'm afraid it will take decades for you to become a six-star ink master. What's more, even my second brother Tong Zhengping can only create a nine-and-a-half-grade ink core. Tong Zhenghai admonished.
"What is a six-star inker?" Liu Chu wondered.
"The six-star ink core is the master who can build the six-grade ink core, we give them a level according to the level that can build the ink core, and the one who can create the first-grade ink core is the one-star ink core, and the one who can create the second-grade ink core is the two-star ink core, and so on, the highest is the ten-star ink core, but it has not appeared for thousands of years. Tong Zhengping said.
"Then teacher, how many stars are you?" asked Liu Chu curiously.
"I, your teacher, I'm a six-star inkman. Tong Zhenghai thought for a while and said.
"It's only six stars?" Liu Chu's face was puzzled, with Tong Zhenghai's level, how could it be only six stars?
"I'll show you what you're going to learn next, and you'll understand why I'm just a six-star inker. Tong Zhenghai said, pulled a chair from the side and sat down.
Seeing this, Liu Chu also hurriedly found a small bench and put his hands on his thighs like a well-behaved student, revealing a look of curiosity.
"To create the ink core, we mainly rely on a hammer method, and this hammer method has a total of 100 hammers. If you master ten hammers, you can create a one-star ink core, if you master twenty hammers, you can create a two-star ink core, if you master thirty hammers, you can create a three-star ink core, and so on, if you master all the hundred hammers, you can create a ten-star ink core. Tong Zhenghai said.
"Didn't Master Tong Zhengping master master a hundred hammers?" asked Liu Chu curiously.
"Got it, that's what I'm going to talk about next, to answer your previous doubts about my low level. Tong Zhenghai signaled Liu Chu not to worry.
"My second brother and I have actually mastered the 100-hammer method. Tong Zhenghai said.
Liu Chu was even more confused, since he had mastered the Hundred Hammer Hammer Method, why couldn't he create a ten-star ink core?
"But, you know, I'm not a cultivator, I don't even have the strength of the Qi Gathering Realm, only the Nine Grades of Martial Arts. Although I have mastered the 100 hammer method completely, and I can swing 100 hammers consistently, only the first 60 hammers are effective, and the last 40 hammers, because of my strength, are also ineffective. ”
"And my second brother Tong Zhengping, he can swing the limit of ninety-nine hammers, but the last hammer, has never been able to effectively swing, my second brother speculated, this hundredth hammer, I'm afraid only the person who stepped into the immortal gate will be effective. ”
"Now, you understand why I can only be regarded as a six-star ink master, right?" Tong Zhengping looked at Liu Chu.
"The disciple understood. Liu Chu nodded, it turned out that this was the case, it seems that if you want to create a high-quality ink core, in addition to mastering the corresponding hammer method, your own strength is also very important.